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English9­10LiteratureGuide

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Unit1

“AftertheBall”byLeoTolstoy

ConnecttoYourLife:Onaseparatesheetofpaper,listthequalitiesandbehaviorsthatyouassociatewithagoodperson,andthenlistthoseyouassociatewithanevilperson.Nowthinkofseveralfamouspeopleandtrytoclassifyeachasgoodorevil.Canyoualwaystellwhetherapersonisgoodorevil?Whyorwhynot?DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary1.chagrin2.detestable3.ethereal4.imposing5.irate6.majestic7.maliciously8.perspicacity9.pummel10.unassuming

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Read“AftertheBall”(TLLpp.664­674).CompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.664)Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatdoyouconsiderthemostmemorableaspectofthisstory?2.WhydoestheelderlyIvanrecountwhathappenedduringandaftertheball?3.WhatscenedoesIvanwitnessonthemorningaftertheball?4.HowdotheeventshewitnessedaffectIvan’sfeelingsforVarenka?5.Whydoyouthinkthecolonel’sactionsleadtoachangeinIvanVassilievich’sfeelingsforVarenka?6.Ivanrevealsthatwhenthecolonelcaughtsightofhimthemorningaftertheball,“hepretendedhedidnotknowme;hefrownedthreateninglyandmaliciously,hurriedlyturnedaround.”WhydoyouthinkTolstoyincludesthisdetailinhisstory?7.DoyouthinkIvanisbetteroffbecauseofwhathesawaftertheball?Thinkabouthowhisfriendsdescribehim,howthecourseofhislifewaschanged,andhowheviewshislife.8.Ivantellshisstorytoillustratethateverythingdependson“chance”ratherthan“circumstances.”Doyouthinkhesucceeds?Explainyouranswer.

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9.TheRussiancriticLeoShestovsaid:“InhisyouthTolstoydescribedlifeasafascinatingball;andlater,whenhewasold,itwasliketherunningofthegauntlet.”Howdoesthatcommentapplyto“AftertheBall”(whichwaswrittenwhenTolstoywasinhis70s)?10.InAmericansociety,corporal(bodily)punishmentislesscommonthanitoncewas,butitstillexists.Drawingonyourwonideasandobservationsandonthedepictionofcorporalpunishmentin“AftertheBall,””commentonwhetheryouthinkitsuseiseverjustified.

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“TheWitnessfortheProsecution”ShortstorybyAgathaChristie

“ButIdidn’tdoit,Mr.Mayherne;Ididn’tdoit!”

ConnecttoYourLife:Howdoyoudecidewhethersomeoneistellingyouthetruthwhenallyouhavetogoonisthespeaker’sword?Doyouwatchtheexpressiononthespeaker’sfaceorlistentothetoneofvoice?Onaseparatesheetofpaper,listthekindsofcluesyoulookforwhenyouneedtomakeajudgmentaboutthetruthofwhatsomeonetellsyou.We’llbesharingtheseinclasstomorrow.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary

1.amicable

2.animosity3.assiduously4.averse5.cajole6.churlish7.cultivate8.dastardly9.impotently10.infatuated11.infernal12.insolence13.quell14.unfathomable15.vindicate

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Intheselectionyouareabouttoread,aBritishlawyerseeksthetruthaboutamurdercasethatiscomingtotrial.TherearetwokindsoflawyersinBritain:solicitors,whoconductlegalworkoutsidethecourt,andbarristers,whoactuallytrythecasesincourt.Defendantswhoareabouttogoontrialhireasolicitortohandletheircase.Thesolicitorconductsmostofthebackgroundwork,suchasresearchingevidenceandinterviewingwitnesses.Thenthesolicitorhiresabarristertoappearincourtandquestionwitnessesontheclient’sbehalf.InthefollowingmysterybyBritishauthorAgathaChristie,asolicitornamedMr.MayhernecollectstheevidenceforhisclientandthenturnsitovertoabarristernamedSirCharles.Read“TheWitnessfortheProsecution”(TLLpp.871­889)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLpp.871)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Didyoufindtheendofthestorysatisfying?Whyorwhynot?2.WithwhatcrimeisLeonardVolecharged?3.HowdoesRomainetrytodiscreditVole?4.WhatpieceofevidencehelpsLeonardgofree?5.ReviewthechartyoumadeinyourReader’snotebook.IndrawingyourownconclusionaboutVole’sguiltorinnocence,whatevidencedidyouthinkmatteredthemost?Compareyourownconclusionsaboutvolewithwhatyoulearnabouthimattheendofthestory.6.WhatisyouropinionofRomaineHeilger?Thinkaboutherphysicalappearanceanddemeanor,thedetailsofherbackground,herfirstinterviewwithMayherne,andherfinalrevelations.7.DoyouthinkMr.Mayherneisgoodathiswork?Whyorwhynot?8.Doyouthinktheplotofthestoryisbelievable?Useevidencefromthestorytosupportyourjudgement.

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9.CommentingonChristie’spopularity,H.R.F.Keatingsaid,“Shenevertriedtobecleverinherwriting,onlyingeniousinherplots.”Doyouthinkthat“TheWitnessforthePorsecut9ion”illustratesthisdistinction?Explainyourview.10.ManyofAgathaChristie’smysterieshavebeenadaptedfordramaticpresentation.Christieherselfturned“TheWitnessfortheProsecution”intoastageplay,whichthenbecamethebasisofapopular1957movie;later,therewasalsoatelevisionproduction.Basedonthestyleofthisstory,whydoyouthinkChristie’sfictionlendsitselftodramaticadaptation?11.Basedonthisselectionandoncasesyoumayhaveseeninthenews,howeffectivedoyouthinkcourtsareinfindingoutthetruth?

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“ThePitandthePendulum”ShortStorybyEdgarAllanPoe

“Isawclearlythedoomwhichhadbeenpreparedforme.”

ConnecttoYourLife:“ThePitandthePendulum”isaclassichorrortalebyanAmericanmasterofthemacabre,EdgarAllanPoe.Thinkofhorrorstoriesthatyouhavereadinthepastorseenatthemoviesorontelevision.Whichdidyoufindthemostterrifying?Whatwassoscaryaboutthem?Whydoyouthinkpeopleenjoyhorrortales?Recordyourthoughtsonaseparatesheetofpaper.We’llbesharingtheseinclasstomorrow.

DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.discordant2.eloquent3.encompass4.imperceptible5.insuperable6.lethargy7.lucid8.pertinacity9.potent10.relapse11.resolution12.stealthily13.supposition14.treacherous15.voracity

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Read“ThePitandthePendulum”(TLLpp.559­574)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.559)asyouread.Asyouread,usethespacebelowtonotemomentsatwhichyouwonderorworryaboutwhatwillhappennext.Keepalistofthequestionsthatthesemomentsproduce,andtheanswerstothesequestionsthatareprovidedbythetext.Afteryouhavereadthestory,youwillbecomparingyourquestionswithotherstudentsinclass.

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“OneThousandDollars”ShortstorybyO.Henry

“Now,whatcanamanpossiblydowithathousanddollars?”

ConnecttoYourLife:Manypeopledreamaboutinheritingalargesumofmoneybecausetheyliketoimaginehowextramoneywouldimprovetheirlives.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,answerthefollowingquestions:Ifyouweretoinheritasignificantamountofmoney,whatwouldbearesponsiblewayofspendingit?Whatwaysmightbelessresponsible?Howmightyourchoicesaffectyourlife?We’llbediscussingtheseinclasstomorrow.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.acquaint2.disreputable3.encumber4.expenditure5.genially6.pendant7.precariousness8.prudent9.stipulate10.venerableRead“OneThousandDollars”(TLLpp.386­393)andcompleteReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLp.386)asyouread.

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Unit2

“TheActsofKingArthurandHisNobleKnights”RomancebyJohnSteinbeck

ConnecttoYourLife:Thinkofafamouspersonyouadmire.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,makealistofwhatitwouldbeliketolivethelifeofthispersonforoneday.Includebothpositiveandnegativeaspects.We’llbediscussingthisinclasstomorrow.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.carriage2.decorous3.disparagement4.exalt5.fallible6.haggard7.intemperate8.penitence9.reprisal10.vagrant

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Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WereyousurprisedbyLancelot’sactionsattheendofthisselection?Whyorwhynot?2.WhyisLancelotpraisedatthefeast?3.Whatreasondoeshegiveforleavingthefeast?4.WhathappensinGuinevere’sroom?5.WhatinferencesdidyoumakeaboutLancelotasyouwerereading?ExplainyourviewsmakinguseofthechartyoucreatedinyourReadersNotebook.6.Theknights’tributestoLancelotimplythatheisa“winner.”DoyouthinkLancelotwouldagree?Thinkabouthisfameandachievements,hisrelationshipswithArthurandGuinevereandwhyLancelotweepsashegoesdownthestairs.

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7.HowdoestheviewoffamepresentedinthisselectioncomparewiththeviewsaboutfameexpressedintheConnecttoyourLifeactivity(Lit.Guidep.11)?8.DoyouthinktheamountofdetailSteinbeckincludesaddstoordetractsfromthestory?Explainyouropinion.ThinkaboutthedescriptionofthetownandofArthur’sgreathallduringthefeast,Lancelot’sobservationsaboutthecarriageofdifferentgroupsinsociety,andthephysicaldescriptionsofLancelot,Arthur,andGuinevere.9.Considerthisstatement:“Thereisaseatofworthbeyondthereachofenvywhoseoccupantceasestobeamanandbecomesthereceptacleofthewishfullongingsoftheworld.”Whatdoesthisstatementmean?Whatmodern‐dayfigures(maleorfemale)mightyouapplythisstatementto?

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“TheMistsofAvalon”RomancebyMarionZimmerBradley

“Thisisyourlittlebrotherandyoumustlovehimandcareforhim.”

ConnecttoYourLife:Whateffectcanthearrivalofababybrotherorsisterhaveonanoldersibling?Imaginehowyouwouldreactifsuchacircumstanceoccurred.Ifyouactuallyhaveayoungerbrotherorsister,recallhowyoureactedwhenheorshewasborn.Recordyourthoughtsonaseparatesheetofpaper.Read“TheMistsofAvalon”(TLLpp.1083­1085)andcompletetheReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLp.1083)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichcharacterdoyoufindthemostsympathetic?Givereasonsforyourchoice.2.HowisMorgainerelatedtoUtherandArthur?3.WhatchangesoccurinMorgaine’slifeafterArthurisborn?4.WhatdoesMorgainefeelshehasincommonwithArthur?

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Igraine’sMonologue

ThinkabouthowMorgaine’smothermightexplainheractionsandherrelationshipwithherdaughter.Review“TheMistsofAvalon,”payingattentiontohowIgrainemightinterprettheeventsportrayed.Thenwriteamonologue(onepersonspeaking)inwhichyougivehersideofthestory.ThiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforLP2.

Youwillbeabletoperformyourmonologueforextracredit

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“TheCrowningofArthur”and

“SirLauncelotduLake”RomancebySirThomasMallory

RetoldbyKeithBaines

“Yourchildisdestinedforglory.”

ConnecttoYourLife:Onaseparatesheetofpaper,writewhatyouknowaboutthelegendofKingArthurandhisknightsoftheRoundTable.WhattypesofactionsdoyouassociatewithArthurianknights?Whatdoyouknowabouttheiridealsandmotives?Whatpersonalqualitiesdotheyexhibit?DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.adversary2.champion3.fidelity4.prowess5.recompenseRead“TheCrowningofArthur”(TLLpp.1064­1071)anddoReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLpp.1064)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.HowdoesArthurbecomeking?2.Howmuchcontrolwouldyousaythecharactershaveovertheirlives?Thinkabout:Usher’spassionforIgraineandthewayhemakesherhiswife;whathappenstoIgraine’ssisteranddaughterafterherwedding;Merlin’scommentthatArthuris“destinedforglory”andtheinstructionshegivesforArthur’scare;andArthur’sdiscoverythatheisheirtothethrone.

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3.Inyouropinion,doesArthurdeservetobeking?Thinkabout:thesacrificesotherpeoplemustmaketobringhimtopower;thesupporthereceivesfromthecommonpeople;andthekindofpersonheseemstobe.4.Whatdoyouthinkitwouldbeliketoliveintheworlddepictedinthisselection?Explain.

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“SirLauncelotduLake”

Read“SirLauncelotduLake”(TLLpp.1073­1079)anddoReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLpp.1064)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.HowdoestheLauncelotdepictedinthisselectioncomparewiththeimageofArthur’smostfamousknight?Explain.2.HowdoesLauncelotrepaythenoblewomanwhoreleaseshimfromthefourqueens?3.WhydoesLauncelotfightTarquine?4.JudgingfromthebehaviorofSirLauncelotandtheotherknightsinthisselection,howwouldyoudescribethechivalriccodethattheyliveby?Thinkabout:thereasonsknightsfight;SirLauncelot’sreactiontothefourqueens’proposal;SirTarquine’sreactiontothefightingskillsofSirEctorandSirLauncelot;andSirLauncelot’sanswertoSirTarquine’squestionabouthisidentity.5.DoyouthinkthatSirLauncelotistrulyheroic?Supportyouropinionwithdetailsfromtheselection.

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6.Whatisyouropinionofthefemalecharactersinthisstory?Usedetailsfromthestorytosupportyouranswer.7.Whichcharacterinthetwoexcerptsdoyouthinkbestlivesuptothechivalriccode?UsethechartsyoucompletedinyourReader’sNotebooktosupportyouropinions.8.DoyouthinkthatleadersandheroeswithqualitieslikethoseofUther,Arthur,andLauncelotstillexistintoday’sworld?Explainyouropinion.

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Unit2CulminatingProject

Forthisproject,youwillneedtochooseoneoftheoptionsbelowandcompletethetasksassociatedwithit.MedievalTournaments–Researchmedievaltournaments–theirpurpose,theequipmentused,theparticipants,thecontestsoreventsheld,andthewaywinnersweredetermined.Writeasummaryofwhatyoulearned.Thencreateaprogramforsuchatournament,describingtheeventsinwhichtheknightsoftheRoundTablemighthaveparticipated.ArthurianGuidebook­WriteaguidebookfortouristsvisitingtheArthurianworld.Includedescriptionsandpicturesofthepeople,theirresidences,andtheiractivities,notingthedistinctivefeaturesoflifeinthisworld.Makesuretoincludeadviceonhowtobehave.

OnTuesday,October13,youwillpresentyourprojecttotheclass.

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Unit3

“HarrisonBergeron”ShortStorybyKurtVonnegut,Jr.

“Theyearwas2081,andeverybodywasfinallyequal.”

ConnecttoYourLife:Canyouthinkofatimewhenyou’vehadtohideyourskillsforsomeoneelse’ssake?Maybeyougaveawronganswerinclass,justtoavoidlookingtoosmartinfrontoffriends.Orperhapsyouletafriendbeatyouatavideogame.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,writeabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcoveringupyourstrengthstopretendasthoughyouareequaltosomeoneelse.Useexamplestosupportyouropinion.Wewillbediscussingthisinclasstomorrow.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.calibrated2.consternation3.cower4.hindrance5.luminous6.symmetry7.synchronizing8.vague9.vigilance10.winceRead“HarrisonBergeron”(TLLpp.20­26)anddoReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLp.20)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhydoesHarrison’sfather,George,havedifficultythinkingaboutanythingforverylong?2.WhatisthepurposeofallthegearHarrisonwears?

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3.WhatdoesDianaMoonGlampersdotoHarrison?Why?4.Whatisyourreactiontotheendingofthestory?Explain.

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“ThePedestrian”ShortStorybyRayBradbury

“Thelonecarturnedacornerquitesuddenlyandflashed

afiercewhiteconeoflightuponhim.”

ConnecttoYourLife:Inthestoryyouareabouttoread,LeonardMeadisthepedestrian,outwalkingonenight“forair,andtosee,andjusttowalk.”Ashewalkshepassesanumberofhomes,wonderingwhatTVprogramsthepeopleinsidearewatching.Whenyoutakeawalk,isitmerelyjusttogetsomewhere?Ordoyoueverwalkjustto“getawayfromitall”?Onaseparatesheetofpaper,jotdownadescriptionofthekindofwalkingyoudo.Read“ThePedestrian”(TLLpp.95­100)anddoReader’sNotebookassignmentasyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.DoyouthinkLeonardMeadwilleveragainwalkhiscity’sstreets?Explain.2.WhatinterruptsLeonard’swalkoneNovembernight?3.Whatmakeshimappearsuspicioustothepolice?4.Whereishetakenattheendofthestory?

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5.ReviewtheexamplesosensorydetailsthatyourecordedinyourReader’sNotebook.WhichpassagedoyouthinkbestconveysLeonardMead’sseparationfromothers?6.WhatareyourimpressionsofLeonard’sworldof2053?Thinkabout:whatLeonardhasn’tseenintenyearsofnightlywalks;whatpassesfor“normal”nightbehaviorinthecity;andtheconditionofthecity’ssidewalks.7.OfLeonard’sseveralresponsestothepolicecar,whichdoyouthinkgetshimintothemosttrouble?Why?8.WouldyoucallLeonardarebel?Whyorwhynot?9.WhatkindofstatementaboutTVdoyouthinkBradburytriestomake?

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DescriptiveWriting

Descriptionistheprocessbywhichawritercreatesawordpictureofascene,event,orcharacter.Gooddescriptivewritingappealstothesenses,helpingthereadertosee,hear,smell,taste,orfeelthesubjectbeingdescribed.Itreliesonvividandpreciselanguage.

Read“CreatingaVividDescription”(TLLp.212)Writersusefocuseddescriptiontoconveyaprecise,detailedaccount.Literarywritersandjournalistsemployfocuseddescriptionstocreateavividsenseof“present”thatputsreadersascloseaspossibletotheactualexperienceofthemomentorscenebeingdescribed.LookattheflowergraphiconTLLp.212Justasthegraphicindicated,theelementsofafocuseddescriptionappealtoallthesensestocreateavividpictureinthereader’smind.Thegraphicsuggeststhekindsofsensorydetailsyoucanusetowriteaneffectivedescription.Read“AnalyzingaStudentModel”(TLLpp.213­214).Wewillbediscussingthisinclasstomorrow.Read“WritingYourFocusedDescription”(TLLpp.215­216).ChooseasubjectforyourFocusedDescriptionpaper. Ifyouarehavingtroublechoosingasubject,lookthroughphotoalbumsinsearchofparticularlymemorablemomentsorpastexperiences.Youcanalsotrythinkingaboutaspecialevent,suchasavacation,aparty,asportsevent,oranawardsceremony.YouwillbeginyourFocusedDescriptionpaperinclasstomorrow.

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FocusedDescriptionWritingAssignment

YoushouldhavedecidedonyoursubjectforyourFocusedDescriptionwritingassignment.Whatisthesubjectofyourpaper?Prewriting:(TLLp.215)

• Whatisthepurposeofyourpaper?

• Gatherinformationthroughyoursenses.Whataresomeofthesensorydetailsthatdescribeyoursubject?

• Identifyyouraudience.Whatdoyourreadersknowaboutyoursubject?Whatpartofyourdescriptionmightneedsomebackgroundinformation?Whatadditionalinformationmightreadersneed?

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Lookagainatthestudentmodel(TLLpp.213‐214).Thismodelrepresentsoneapproachtoorganizingafocuseddescription.Thinkbacktoourdiscussionontheauthorusingamovingpointofviewthatleadsreadersgraduallyclosertotheobject.Thismaybeawayyouwanttoorganizeyourpaper.However,ifyoursubjectdoesnotlenditselftothattypeoforganization,youmaychooseoneoftheothermethodslistedonTLLp.216.ConsideryourselfthedirectorofyourFocusedDescription.Thinkaboutthesequestions:

• Whatdetailwillthereadergetfirst?• Whenshouldthecamerazoominonasmalldetail?• Whendoesthecamerapanaroundtheroomabsorbingtheentirescene?• Doesthefirstshotfocusonasmallitemandthenpullbackforabigger

picture?Experimentwithdifferentorganizationalpatternstoseewhichworksbestforyourparticulartopic.Read“Drafting”(TLLpp.215­216)Writeyourroughdraft.Makesureyouchooseamethodoforganizationthatcreatesaclear,well‐ordereddescription.CometoclasswithaCOMPLETEDroughdraft.RememberthisisaROUGHDRAFT.Itdoesnotneedtobeperfect!!!Itjustneedstobecomplete.

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FocusedDescriptionWritingAssignment

Inclassyesterday,youchoseoneparagraphfromyourpapertorevisemakingyourdescriptionsmorespecific.Todayyou’regoingtodothesamethingwiththerestofyourpaper.

• Readthroughyourpaperandcirclealloftheadjectivesandnounsandunderlinealloftheverbs.

• Revisewhereappropriatetousemoreconcreteandspecificwords.• Useathesaurus,ifneeded.

Bringyourrevisedpapertoclasstomorrow.

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FocusedDescriptionWritingAssignment

Finisheditingandproof‐readingyourFocusedDescription.Completeyourfinalcopyofyourpaper.ThiswillbedueonTuesday,November3.

GrammarPractice–Subject/VerbAgreement

ReadTLLpp.1200‐1202.DoGrammarPracticep.1201andp.1202.TherewillbeagrammarquizonTuesday.

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“LoveWithoutLove”PoetrybyLuisLlorensTorres

“Lovemethatway,flyingovereverything.”

ConnecttoYourLife:Onaseparatesheetofpaper,identifyimagesthatsuggestromanticloveinourculture.Forexample,youmaythinkofamoviescenewithtwopeopleonamoonlitwalkoratelevisioncommercialthatportraysamanandawomannestledbeforeafireplace.Whatdotheseimagesrevealaboutourviewsofromanticlove?Wewillbediscussingthisinclasstomorrow.Read“LoveWithoutLove”(TLLp.347)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.346)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Thinkabouttheimagefromthispoemthatstandsoutthemosttoyou.Whatdoesthisimagemakeyouthinkof?2.Whatdoesthespeaker’schoiceofimagessaytoyouabouthisattitudetowardhisrelationshipwithhislovedone?Thinkabout:theimageofthebirdflyingthroughhissoulinlines5‐6;thespeaker’sreferencetohis“idiotheart”inline8;thecontrastbetweenhisbelovedand“theromanticones”inline13;andthespeaker’srequestinlines15‐16.3.Whatdoesthetitleofthepoemmeantoyou?4.Compareandcontrastyourideasaboutlovewiththoseofthespeaker.

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“TheTaxi”PoetrybyAmyLowell

Read“TheTaxi”(TLLp.348)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.346)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatquestionswouldyouliketoaskthespeakerin“TheTaxi”?2.Basedontheimagesusedinthispoem,howwouldyoudescribethespeaker’sfeelingsaboutlove?Thinkabout:thesoundaslackeneddrumwouldmake,asdescribedinlines2‐3;hersenseofthestreetswedgingherlovedoneawayfromherinline8;andthelasttolines,whereshecomparesleavingherlovedonetobeingwounded.3.Doyouthink“TheTaxi”isagoodtitleforthispoem?Explainyourreasoning.4.LookbackatthelinesyouparaphrasedinyourReader’sNotebook.Whatlineswerethemostdifficulttoparaphrase?Didyoufinditeasiertoparaphraseoneofthepoems,ordidbothpresentasimilarlevelofdifficulty?5.Compareandcontrastthespeakers’attitudestowardlovein“LoveWithoutLove”and“TheTaxi.”6.Whichspeaker’sviewofloveappealsmoretoyou?Explainyourchoice.

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“Lalla”ShortStorybyRosamundePilcher

ConnecttoYourLife:Whenyousetagoalforyourlifeormakeanotherimportantdecision,youprobablybasethatdecisiononyourvalues,theidealsorbeliefsthataremostimportanttoyou.Thinkaboutthevaluesthatyouwouldconsiderwhensettingagoalormakingamajordecision.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,listfivevaluesthatareimportanttoyou,thenrankthemfromonetofive,withonebeingthemostimportant.WewilldiscusstheseinclassonTuesday.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.benign2.bereft3.decipher4.enmity5.impeccably6.ludicrous7.resignation8.trepidation9.unnervingly10.vacillatingRead“Lalla”(TLLpp.329­342)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.329)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatwasyourreactiontothestory?2.WhydoesLalla’sfamilymovetoCornwall?3.Asteenagers,howdoLallaandGodfreyfeelabouteachother?

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4.WhoisAllanSutton?5.WhydoesLallamovetoLondon?6.DoyouthinkLallamakesawisechoiceintheend?Whyorwhynot?7.ReviewthepredictionsthatyoumadeinyourReader’sNotebook.Howclosewereyourpredictionstowhatactuallyhappens?Towhatextentdoyouthinkthestory’sexpositionprovidescluesaboutLalla’sfuturebehavior?Explainyouranswer.8.Inwhatways,ifany,doyouthinkLalla’scharacterandvalueschangeasshegetsolder?Useexamplesfromthestorytosupportyouropinion.Thinkabout:herreactiontomovingtoCornwall;herrelationshipswithGodfreyandAllan;hercommentstoJaneaftertheMenheniots’dance;andherfinaldecision.9.HowdoesJane’sviewofheroldersisteraffectwhatyouthinkofLalla?10.Whatvaluesdoyouthinkaremostimportantforpeopletoconsiderwhentheychooseamate?

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Unit4

“TheTwoFriends”ShortStorybyGuydeMaupassant

ConnecttoYourLife:Thinkabouthowitmightfeeltoliveinanareathathasbeenatwar,withsupplylinescutoffforsometimeandyournormalactivitieslimitedbecauseofdangerorlackofgoods.Considerhowyourlifeundersuchconditionswouldcontrastwithyourlifeinpeacetime.Whatwouldyoumissmost?Makealistbasedonwhatyouhaveread,experienced,orseenonthenews.WewillbesharingtheseinclassonTuesday.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.atrocity2.fanatical3.pensive4.rejuvenated5.respiteRead“TheTwoFriends”(TLLpp.546­554)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.546)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatisyourreactiontothewaythestoryends?Explain.2.Whoarethetwofriendsthetitlerefersto?3.Whydothetwofriendscrossthefrontlineofthewar?4.WhatdoesthePrussiancommanderaskofthecaptives?

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5.Whathappenstothetwofriendswhentheydon’tgivethepassword?6.RefertothepredictionsyourecordedinyourReader’sNotebook.Howaccuratewerethey?Howdidtheychangeasyoumadeyourwaythroughthestory?7.WhydoyouthinkMorissotandSauvagearewillingtorisktheirlivestogofishing?8.DoyouthinktheFrenchmendotherightthingbyrefusingtocooperatewiththeofficer?Thinkabout:theofficer’spromisethat“Nobodywillevergettoknowaboutit”;thevaluesthatmighthaveinfluencedtheirdecision;andwhetheryouthinktheyknowthepassword.9.Doyouthinkeitherfriendwouldhaveacteddifferentlyhadhebeencapturedalone?Explain.

ImaginethattheGermanofficerhasallowedMorissotorSauvagetowriteafinallettertoalovedone.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,writetheletterthatoneofthetwofriendsmighthavewritten.ThiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforLP4.

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“TheBalekScales”ShortStorybyHeinrichBoll

ConnecttoYourLife:Whatdoesthewordjusticemeantoyou?Explorethemeaningofthewordanditsassociationsbycreatingawordwebtoanswerthefollowingquestions:

• Howwouldyoudefinejustice?• Whatsynonymsorantonymscometomind?• Whatsymbolsofjusticecanyouthinkof?• Whodetermineswhatisjustorunjust?

DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.antiquated2.flout3.forlorn4.meager5.presideRead“TheBalekScales”(TLLpp.893­900)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.893)asyouread.

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“TheBalekScales”

Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatwereyourreactionstothefinaloutcomeofthevillagers’protests?2.WhoaretheBaleks?3.Whatdoesthenarrator’sgrandfatherlearnabouttheBaleksfromtheirscale?4.Whathappenswhenthepeoplerebel?5.Howwouldyoudescribethenarrator’sgrandfatherasaboy?Supportyouranswerwithdetailsfromthestory.6.Considerthethoughtsaboutjusticethatyouexploredin“ConnecttoYourLife”(Lit.Guidep.36).Inyouropinion,whatistheworstinjusticeinthisstory?Explainyourposition.

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7.Howwouldyouexplainthethemeaboutjusticethatiscommunicatedinthisstory?Thinkabout:whattheBalekscalessymbolize;whyittooksolongfortheinaccuracyofthescalestobediscovered;whythenarrator’sgrandfatherandhisfamilyfoundthat“thefingerofjusticeswungfalsely”everywheretheywent;andthehymnsungbyvillagerswhentheBaleksenterchurch.8.LookatthesettinganalysisyoucompletedinyourReader’sNotebook.HowdoeseachelementofthesettinghelpyoutounderstandthepoweroftheBaleks?Couldthissamestorytakeplaceinadifferentsettingorinadifferenttimeperiod?Whyorwhynot?9.TheBaleksseemtocontrolnearlyeveryaspectoflifeinthevillage,fromtheweighingofmushroomstotheactivitiesofthepoliceandclergy.DoyouthinkwealthypeopleintheUnitedStatestodayexertasimilarkindofpower?Explainyourreasoning.

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“TheBalekScales”

AutobiographicalTale:Thinkofatalefromyourownyouththatyoumightonedaytellyourgrandchildren.Writeatleastaonepagestorydescribingtheeventsasyourecallthem.Revise,edit,andbringafinalcopytoclassonTuesday.

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InterpretiveEssayWritingAssignment

Yourinterpretiveessayshouldbenearlycomplete.Overthenexttwodays,youwilleditandproofreadyourpapertomakesurethatyouhavesaidexactlywhatyou’vewantedtosay.Onceyou’vedonethat,makeafinalcopyandbringittoclassonTuesday.You’llbesharingyouressayinsmallgroups...sobeprepared!Read“Clauses”intheGrammarHandbook(TLLpp.1197­1198).Onaseparatesheetofpaper,doGrammarPractice(TLLp.1198).

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“OnceMoretotheLake”EssaybyE.B.White

“Iwonderedhowtimewouldhavemarredthisunique,thisholyspot–“

ConnecttoYourLife:Thinkofaspecialplacefromchildhoodthatyouwouldliketorevisit.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,writespecificdetailsthatthisplacebringstomindanddescribewhatyouwouldhopetofindifyoureturnedthere.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.haunt2.indelible3.languidly4.petulant5.tentativelyRead“OnceMoretotheLake”(TLLpp.112­119)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.112)asyouread.

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“OnceMoretotheLake”

Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatscenefromtheessaystandsoutmostinyourmind?Why?2.WhydoesWhitetakeavacationatthisparticularlake?3.WhichchangeatthelakebothersWhitethemost?4.Whendoeswhitefeela“chillofdeath”?5.WhydoyouthinkthisreturntriptothelakeissoimportanttoWhite?Thinkabout:whatheremembersaboutthischildhoodplace;thefactthathebringshissonwithhim;anddetailsinthefirstparagraph.6.WhatinsightsdoesWhiteseemtogainfromthisexperience?Thinkabout:hisidentificationwithhisson;hisidentificationwithhisfather;andwhathaschangedandwhathasstayedthesameovertime.

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7.WhatdoyoumakeofWhite’sphrase“thechillofdeath”inthelastsentenceoftheessay?Explainyourresponse.8.Inthisessay,Whitetalksaboutthesimilaritiesaswellasthedifferencesbetweenthelakeofhischildhoodandthelakenow.WhichdoyouthinkaremoreimportanttoWhite,thesimilaritiesorthedifferences?RefertoyourVenndiagramaswellasthetextinexplainingyouropinion.9.Inthisessay,writtenmorethanhalfacenturyago,Whitesuggeststhatthereisa“strongindestructiblechain”linkingthegenerations.Doyoubelievesuchachainexiststoday?Explainyouropinion.Read“ALetterfromE.B.White”(TLLp.120)andanswerthefollowingquestion:1.Whatinsightsabout“OnceMoretotheLake”doyougainfromreading“ALetterfromE.B.White”?

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“OntheRainyRiver”ShortStorybyTimO’Brien

ConnecttoYourLife:Inthisstory,ayoungmanmustdecidewhethertofightinawarheopposes.Underwhatconditionswouldyoubewillingtofightinawar?Underwhatconditionswouldyoubeunwillingtofight?Writeyourthoughtsonaseparatesheetofpaper.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.acquiescence2.consensus3.fathom4.impassive5.imperative6.platitude7.preoccupied8.pretense9.reticence10.vigilRead“OntheRainyRiver”(TLLpp.626­640)andcompleteReader’sNotebookAssignment(TLLp.626)asyouread.

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WritingAssignment:AssumetheidentityofElroyin“OntheRainyRiver”andonaseparatesheetofpaper,writeatleastaone‐pagelettertoarelative,tellingaboutyourunusualweekwiththeboyfromMinnesota.Thiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforthislearningperiod.RainyRiverCollage:Createacollagebasedonthevisionthenarratorhaswhilehe’sontheRainyRiver(TLLpp.637‐640).Youmayincludephotos,clippingsfromnewspapersandmagazines,andyourowndrawingsoftheimagesthatthenarratorthingshesees.Youwillbesharingthisinclassaspartofyourgrade(anditwillbedisplayed...sodoyourbest!).

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“FarewelltoManzanar”MemoirbyJeanneWakatsukiHoustonandJamesD.Houston

ConnecttoYourLife:WhatdoyouknowabouttherelocationofJapaneseAmericansintheUnitedStatesduringWorldWarII?Doalittleresearchifthisifaforeignconcepttoyou.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,answerthefollowingquestion:“WhydoyouthinkmanyJapaneseAmericanswereforcedtomove,whileGermanAmericansandItalianAmericansdidnotgenerallysufferthesameconsequences?”Read“FarewelltoManzanar”(TLLpp.602­612)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.602)asyouread.

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“FarewelltoManzanar”WritingAssignment

ImagineyouareatManzanaratthesametimeastheWakatsukis.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,neatlywriteapersuasivelettertoyoursenatororrepresentative,explainingthecircumstancesofyourrelocationandtellinghimorherwhatyouthinkshouldbedoneaboutthesituation.Thiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforthislearningperiod.

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Unit5

ToKillaMockingbirdNovelbyHarperLee

InyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket,readpp.7‐9.InyourReader’sNotebook,doFocusActivityonp.10.Read“Background”andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththevocabularywordsonp.10ofyourpacket.

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ToKillaMockingbirdChapters1­11

Part1:Asyoureadchapters1‐11,completethe“ActiveReading”chartonp.11ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Part2:Answerthequestionsonpp.12‐13inyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,do“CharacterAnalysis”onp.13inyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.

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ToKillaMockingbirdChapters12­21

Part1:InyourReader’sNotebook,doFocusActivityonp.14ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Read“Background”andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththevocabularywordsonp.14ofyourpacket.AsyoureadChapters12‐21,completetheActiveReadingChartonp.15ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.

Part2:Answerquestions1‐5onpp.16‐17ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.

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ToKillaMockingbirdChapters22­31

Part1:InyourReader’sNotebook,doFocusActivityonp.18ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Read“Background”andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththevocabularywordsonp.18ofyourpacket.AsyoureadChapters12‐21,completetheActiveReadingChartonp.19ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.

Part2:Answerquestions1‐5onpp.20‐21ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,do“LiteratureandWriting”(PersonalLetter)onp.21ofyourToKillaMockingbirdpacket.Yourlettershouldbeneatlywrittenandatleastonepagelong.Thiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforthislearningperiod.

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Unit6

LearningtheLanguageofLiterature...Poetry&Drama

ConnecttoYourLife:Onaseparatesheetofpaper,write(ordownloadandprint)thelyricsofyourfavoritesong.Bringthistoclasstomorrow!Read“Poetry”(TLLpp.225­226)anddo“YourTurn”activities(TLLpp.225­226)inyourReader’sNotebook.Read“ActiveReaderSkills&Strategies:Poetry”(TLLp.227).ThiswillbeEXTREMELYhelpfulwhencompletingyourReader’sNotebookassignmentsinthisunit.

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“Piano”PoetrybyD.H.Lawrence

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“ThoseWinterSundays”PoetrybyRobertHayden

ConnecttoYourLife:Recallaroutinehouseholdactivityfromyourchildhoodthatnowevokesstrongfeelingsinyou.Perhapsyourmotherreadtoyouatnight,yourfatherpatientlyhelpedyouwithhomework,oryourgrandmotherbakedaweeklypie.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,createasimplecharttorecordsensations(sight,hearing,touch,smell,taste)thatyouassociatewiththatmemory.SeeexampleonTLLp.228.Read“Piano”(TLLp.229)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.228)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatisbeingrecalledinthispoem?2.Lookbackatthelistofimagesfrom“Piano”inyourReader’sNotebook.Whatdetailsinthepoemcontributedtothosementalpictures?3.Whydoesthespeaker–thevoicethattalkstothereader–“weeplikeachildforthepast”?Thinkabout:whathemeansby“theglamourofchildishdays”andwhathevaluesabout“theoldSundayeveningsathome.”

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4.Whydoesthespeakersaythat“nowitisvainforthesingertoburstintoclamour”?Thinkaboutwhythewomanmightbesingingtohimandthedifferencebetweenhissituationsnowandinthepast.Read“ThoseWinterSundays”(TLLp.230)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.228)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Jotdownthreewordsorphrasesdescribingthesensationsyouexperiencedwhilereading“ThoseWinterSundays.”2.Whattimeisrecalledinthispoem?3.Whatdoesthefatherdoforhisson?4.Howdoesthechildreacttohisfather?5.Lookbacktothelistofimagesfrom“ThoseWinterSundays”inyourReader’sNotebook.Whatimageisthestrongestoneforyou?

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6.Whatisyouropinionofthespeaker?Thinkabout:thespeaker’sobservationsinlines5‐10;thequestionsthatendsthepoem;andthepossiblereasonthatthespeakerrecallsthismemory.7.Whatlessonsmightbelearnedfromthispoem?Explainyouranswer.8.Compareandcontrastthespeakers’attitudestowardtheirchildhoodin“Piano”and“ThoseWinterSundays.”9.Whatfeelingsormemoriesfromyourownlifedidthesepoemsawaken?

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“Sonnet18”PoetrybyWilliamShakespeare

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“Sonnet30”PoetrybyEdnaSt.VincentMillay

ConnecttoYourLife:Poets,likesongwriters,oftenmakeuseofcomparisonswhendescribinglove.Lovemaybecomparedtoanillnessorafireorevenaballoondriftingintheair.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,comeupwithatleastfivecomparisonstodescribeloveorabelovedperson.Youmayuselyricsfrompopularmusicoranyotherphrasesthatcometomind.Whatdothesecomparisonsrevealaboutpeople’sattitudestowardslove.We’llbesharingtheseinclass.Read“FocusYourReading:SonnetStructure”(TLLp.233).Read“Sonnet18”(TLLp.234)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.233)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatbasiccomparisonismadeinthispoem?2.Whatwordswouldyouusetodescribehowthespeakerfeelsaboutthepersonbeingaddressed?Supportyouropinionwithdetailsfromthepoem.3.RefertowhatyourecordedinyourReader’sNotebook.Howdidyouranalysisofthissonnet’sstructurehelpyoutounderstandthepoem?Thinkabout:thequestionsraisedinthefirstline;therhymescheme;andthemainpointofeachquatrainandcouplet.Read“Sonnet30”(TLLp.235)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.233)asyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:

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1.WhichlinesofMillay’s“Sonnet30”didyoufindmostmemorable?2.WhatdoesMillaysaythatloveisnot?3.Considerallthedetailsthatthespeakerusestoexplainwhy“Loveisnotall.”Inyouropinion,whatdothesedetailshaveincommon?4.RefertoyourReader’sNotebook.Howdidyouranalysisofthissonnet’sstructurehelpyoutounderstandthepoem?Thinkabout:thestatementinthempoem’sfirstline;therhymescheme;andthemainpointofeachquatrainandcouplet.5.Whatseemstobethespeaker’soverallopinionoflove?6.DoyouthinkthatShakespeare’s“Sonnet18”andMillay’s“Sonnet30”followthesamestructure?Explain,usingyourknowledgeofsonnetstructureanddetailsfromthepoems.7.Doyouthinkthesepoemsconveyattitudesaboutlovethatarestillcommontoday?DrawupontheyouranswertoConnecttoYourLife(TLLp.233)andourclassdiscussionofthattosupportyouropinion.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”

Scan“Shakespeare’sWorld”(TLLpp.683­685)Noticetheheadings,theillustrationsandthecaptions–whattypesofinformationdoyouexpecttoencounterinthisarticle?NowRead“Shakespeare’sWorld”(TLLpp.683­685)Answerthefollowingquestions:1.ComparelifeintheUnitedStatestodaywithlifeinEnglandduringmedievaltimesandlifeinEnglandduringtheRenaissance.DoyouthinklifetodayismorelikelifeduringmedievaltimesormorelikelifeduringShakespeare’stime?Why?Giveexamples.2.WhatmadetheaterinShakespeare’stimedifferentfromtheatertoday?3.Whatisthemainideaofthesectionunderthesubhead“Shakespeare’sLegacy”?Findexamplesthatsupportthemainidea.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”

Read“ShakespeareanDrama”(TLLpp.686­687)Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatarethethreeclassificationsofShakespeareanDrama?2.Whatisatragedy?3.Whatarethequalitiesofatragichero?4.Whatisiambicpentameter?5.WhataresomeexamplesofRhetoricalDevices?Onaseparatesheetofpaper,completethe“YourTurn”assignments(TLLp.686­687).DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.aside2.blankverse3.dramaticirony4.iambicpentameter5.irony6.parallelism7.rhetoricalquestion8.soliloquy9.versedrama

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act1,Scene1

ConnecttoYourLife:InJuliusCaesar,Shakespearetellsastoryaboutthehungerforpower,astorybasedonrealpeopleandeventsfromthedayswhenRomeruledmuchoftheworld.Thinkofstories–fictionalortrue–thatyou’vereadorseenaboutpeoplewhohungerforpower.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,listatleasttwosuchstories.Whereweretheyset?Whowerethepowerhungryindividuals?Whathappenedtothem?LikeallofShakespeare’splays,however,JuliusCaesardealswithmanyotherthemes.Oneoftheseisfriendship.You’llfindsomeinterestingviewsonfriendshipintheplayyou’reabouttoread.Forexample,isitrighttopersuadeaclosefriendtodosomethingdangerous?Thisdramaalsodealswithuniversalthemessuchasambition,vanity,envy,andrevenge.AsyoubegintoreadJuliusCaesar,rememberthatmarginalnotesinthetextbookaretheretohelpyouwiththedifficultyofShakespeare’slanguageandtoclarifytheplot–usethemarginalnotes!Herearetwowaystousethenotes:readapassagestraightthrough,usingasmuchcontextasyoucantounderstanditsmeaningandthencheckforunderstandingbyreadingthesidenote;oryoucanreadthepassage,consultingthesidenotesalongthewayasyouneedhelp.Experimentwithbothofthesestrategiestoseewhichisbestforyou.InCaesar’stime,Romewasnotyetanempire.AlthoughpowerinRomewasoftenseizedbymilitarydictatorslikeCaesar,itwasstillconsideredaRepublic,anditspoliticalterminologyreflectedthisattitude.ThefollowingpoliticaltermswereusedinCaesar’stime:

• Triumvirs:rulershowsharepowerasathreesome• Senators:membersoftheRomanSenate,arulingbodythathadsomepower

butwouldhavebeensubordinatetoCaesarasdictator• Tribunesofthepeople:whereastheSenaterepresentednobilityand

landowners,tribuneshadlimitedpowerandrepresentedthecommonpeople.

ReadAct1,Scene1of“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”(TLLpp.691­695)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)asyouread.AnswerthebluequestionsinthemarginsinyourReader’sNotebookaswell.Someofthecharactersspeakinblankverseandsomespeakinprose.Whichcharactersarespeakinginprose?Whydoyouthinkthatthesecharactersaregivenadifferentformofspeech?

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Answerthefollowingquestions:1.EvaluateMarullus’speech(TLLp.694,greenletterA)todiscoverhisfeelingsabouttheworkers.Whyisheupsetabouttheircelebrations?2.WhatisbeingpersonifiedinthelinesonTLLp.694,greenletterB?Explainthepersonification.3.Inanexternalconflict,acharacterstruggleswithanoutsideforce,whileaconflictthattakesplacewithinacharacter’smindisaninternalconflict.Whatistheconflictinthisopeningscene?4.(TLLp.696,blue#1)ByceremoniesandtrophiesFlaviusmeansmemorialssuchasbannersandotherdecorationsraisedinhonorofmilitaryvictoriesandthatbyimageshemeans“statues.”Whydothetribuneswanttoremovethesememorialsfrompublicstatues?5.(TLLp.696,blue#2)Whilevulgarisoftenusedasanadjectivetomean“common”or“coarse,:itcanalsobeusedasanountoreferto“thecommonpeople”orthelowerclasses.Whatpartofspeechisvulgarasitisusedinline72?

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act1,Scene2

Wewillcompletelines1­189inclass.

InAct1,Scene2,CassiussetsouttopersuadeBrutusthatCaesaristhewrongmantoruleRome.ThedialoguebetweenthetwomenconsistsmainlyofCassius’criticismsofCaesar.HeishopingtoraisedoubtsinBrutus;mindaboutCaesar’sgrowingpowerandambition,andheultimatelyhopestopersuadeBrutustojointheconspirators.BrutuslistenstoCassius,butrespondscautiouslytohisharshcritiqueanddangeroussuggestions.Asyoureadtherestofthisscene(TLLpp.702­706),completetheReader’sNotebookassignmentonTLLp.689aswellasthebluequestionsinthemargins.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Lookattheitalicizednote(TLLp.702,greenletterA)thatexplainshowthecharactersarrangethemselvesonstage.Shakespeareoftenhasmultipleconversationsoccurringatonce,andnotallconversationsareheardbyallcharacters.WhyisitimportantthatAntonyandCaesarspeakprivately?2.ThinkaboutwhyAntonyistheonewhoofferedCaesarthecrown.WhatquestionsdoyouhaveaboutAntony’sfeelingstowardCaesar?Notes:TLLp.702,blue#1:The“angryspot”onCaesar’sbrowmeansthathewasflushedwithangerandhisfacewasredbecausehewasupset.TLLp.703,blue#2:Althoughwenowusegentletomean“docile”or“mild,”thearchaicmeaningofgentleis“noble”or“wellborn.”Itisoftenusedtoshowrespect.TLLp.703,blue#3:Markusedinthiscontextdoesnotmean“toputamarkon,”butrather“tonoticeorobserve.”Thus,Cascaissayingthathedidn’tpayanyattentiontothe“merefoolery”ofAntonyofferingCaesarthecrown.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act1,Scene2CascaservesasastorytellerinthisscenewhenCassiusandBrutusaskhimtorecountwhathappenedbetweenthecrowdandCaesar.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Casca’sspeechesinthissceneareinprose,whereasCassiusandBrutusspeakinverse.WhymightShakespearehaveorganizedthedialoguethisway?2.WhydoyouthinkCaesarofferedtoletthecrowdcuthisthroat?3.Lookatlines315‐319.ThispassageinCassius’soliloquyisparticularlydifficultbecauseitconsistsofaseriesofphrases,someofwhichdisruptastraightforwardsubject‐verb‐objectwordorder.RephraseCassius’lineintoamorefamiliarsentencestructure.Hint:pickoutthesubject,theverb,andthedirectobject.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act1,Scene3

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act1,Scene3(TLLpp.706­711)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andthebluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.Notes:TLLp.706,blue#1:InShakespeare’stime,thewordannoyinghadastrongermeaningthanithasnow;inthiscontext,itmeans“physicallyharming.”TLLp.706,blue#2:Althoughghastlymostcommonlymeans“horrible”or“terrifying,”italsomeans“resemblingaghost”or“white‐faced.”TLLp.709,blue#1:Ordinanceinthiscasemeans“establishedorder”or“properfunction.”TLLp.709,blue#2:Thewsmeans“sinews”or“muscles.”TLLp.709,blue#3:Thefirstnorintheselistsmeans“neither.”Thephrasecanberetentivemeans“canimprison.”TLLp.710,blue#1:Cassius’commentsaboutCaesar–thatheisawolfamongsheepandalionamongdeer–aremeantasinsultstoCaesar’spower.TLLp.710,blue#2:Closemaymean“concealed.”CassiuswantsCascatostayhiddenuntiltheyseewhoisapproaching.TLLp.710,blue#3:Tofindyououtheremeans“tofindyou.”ModernEnglishoftenusesthisphraseidiomaticallytomean“togettothetruth”oreven“tocatchsomeoneinalie.”TLLp.711,blue#4:Noticethelackofsubject‐verbagreementinlines148and154‐155.Shakespeareisusingwhatwouldnowbenonstandardusagewhenheusessingularverbswithpluralsubjects.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Writeoneortwoadjectivesthatdescribeeachofthesemen:Cassius,Brutus,Casca,Antony,andCaesar.2.WhatwarningdoestheSoothsayergiveCaesar?

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3.WhatdoesCascareporthappenedwhenMarkAntonyofferedCaesarthecrown?4.WhatdoesCassiushopetoconvinceBrutustodo?5.InAct1,Scene1,whatseemstobethetribunes’andcommoners’attitudestowardoneanother?Citeevidencefromthescenetosupportyouropinion.6.WhatisyouropinionofCaesarinthisact?Thinkabout:hisactionsandappearance;hisremarksabouthimselfandothers;andothercharacters’remarksabouthim.7.WhydoyouthinkCassiuswantsBrutustojointheconspiracy?DoyouthinkBrutuswilljoin?Explain.8.Whodoyouthinkisthemostimportantcharacterintheplaysofar?Supportyouranswer.9.WhathumordidyoufindinAct1?WhydoyouthinkShakespeareincludedit?

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10.ReviewthechartbeguninyourReader’sNotebook.InwhichcolumndidyouputthecharacterswhoappearinAct1,Scene1?Continuetoaddandtoreviseyourchartasyoureadtherestoftheplay.11.BasedonthedetailsofAct1,whatdoyouthinkShakespeare’sopinionwouldbeofdemocracyaspracticedinAmericatoday?

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act2,Scene1

Act2establishestherisingactionorcomplicationoftheplay.Inthisact,characterstrytoresolvetheconflict.Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”,Act2,Scene1(throughline233)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andthebluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.LookatTLLp.714,greenletterA.Asoliloquyisaspecmadebyacharacterwhenheorsheisaloneonstage.Itisaconventionoratechniqueusedtorevealacharacter’sinnerthoughts.WhatdoesBrutusrevealinthissoliloquy?Note:TLLp.714,blue#1:Thefigurativelanguageusedinthispassagecommunicatedmeaningbeyondtheliteralmeaningofthewords.BrutusiscomparingCaesartoanadder,whichisapoisonoussnakethatcomesoutofitsholeonsunnydays.BrutuscomparessuchadaytotheactofcrowningCaesar.2.WhatisBrutussayingthecrowningofCaesarmightcause?Note:TLLp.715,blue#2:Aflintisastonethatisstrucktoproducesparksinordertostartafire.LuciuswaslookingforaflinttolightthecandlesinBrutus’room.TLLp.716,greenletterA:ThefifteenthofMarchistheidesofMarch.3.WhatmighthappenontheidesofMarch?Note:TLLp.716,greenletterB:Brutushasn’tsleptsincehefirstthoughaboutturningagainstCaesar,observingthatthetimebetweenconceivingahorribleactandtheexecutionofthatactisanightmare;inotherwords,thewaitingisthehardestpart.

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TLLp.717,blue#1:‘emisashortened,nonstandardformofthem.4.WhyareCassiusandtheothersopposedtoCaesar?5.WhyisBrutushavingtroubledecidingwhattodo?6.OnTLLp.718,greenletterA,payattentiontothestagedirectionsasyou’rereading.Theyareusuallyinitalicsandenclosedinbracketsaswellastothedialogue,foraclearerpictureofhowtheactorsmoveandspeakonstage.ThestagedirectionsindicatethatBrutusandCassiuswhispertogether,andthesubsequentstagedirectionsclarifythattheyhavesteppedawayfromthegroupbynotingwhenthe“rejointheothers.”WhydoyouthinkCassiusdrawsBrutusasideforaprivateconversation?Note:TLLp.718,blue#2:cautelousmeans“deceitful,”andShakespeareusesnonstandardsyntaxintheselineswhenheplacestheadjectiveafterthenounitmodifiesandwhenheplacestheverb(swear)atthebeginningofthesentence.Whilecarrionmeans“deadandputrefyingflesh,”Shakespeareusesthewordmetaphoricallyheretomeanmenwhoareinactive.TLLp.720,blue#1:meetisanadjectivemeaning“appropriate”or“proper.”7.LookatTLLp.720,greenletterA:WhatareCassius’reasonsforwantingtokillCaesarandMarkAntony,aswellasBrutus’reasonsforsparinghim?8.LookatTLLp.721,blue#2.WhatarethereasonsCassiusgiveforwhyCaesarmightfailtoappearattheCapitol?

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Note:TLLp.721,blue#3:prodigiesmeans“strangeorrarethings.”9.LookatTLLp.722,greenletterB.WhydoesBrutuscomparetheconspiratorstoactors?

We’llfinishthissceneinclass.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act2,Scene2

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act2,Scene2(TLLpp.726­731)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.LookatTLLp.726,greenletterC.Dramaticironyreferstothecontrastbetweenwhatacharacterknowsandwhatthereaderoraudienceknows.HowdoCaesar’swordsrevealdramaticironyinlightoftheactionintheprecedingscene?2.Afterreadinglines10‐12,whatcanyouinferaboutCaesar’scharacter?Note:TLLp.727,blue#1:Successmeans“outcome,”whethergoodorbad.Caesarwantsthepriests’opinionsonthemeaningofthesacrifice,whetheritbodeswellorillforhim.TLLp.728,blue#1:Litteredmeans“born.”TLLp.728,blue#2:Happymeans“opportune”or“convenient.”TLLp.728,blue#3:Afeardisanarchaicformof“afraid.”3.LookatTLLp.728,greenletterA.WhatstrugglesdoesCaesarencounteratthispointinthescene?Identifybothinternalandexternalconflicts.4.LookatTLLp.728,greenletterB.DoyouthinkCaesarwillkeephispromisenottogototheSenateHouse?5.Whatdolines65‐73revealaboutCaesar’spersonalityandabouthisfeelingstowardtheSenate?

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act2,Scene3­4

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act2,Scenes3­4(TLLpp.731­733)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.

Note:TLLp.731,blue#2:Shakespeare’spresentationofArtemidorusreadingthepetitionbuildssuspense,becausetheaudienceisnowawarethatnewsoftheplothasleaked,whichmeansthatCaesarhasabetterchanceofdiscoveringthedangerthatsurroundshim.TLLp.732,blue#1:Emulationmeans“thedesiretoequalorsurpass.”Answerthefollowingquestions:1.RereadPortia’slines(TLLp.732,lines4‐10)andnotehowchoppythedialogueishere,asshefirstaddressesLucius,thencallson“constancy”asshetalkstoherselfandfinallycallsagaintotheservant.WhatdotheseabruptchangesinthedialogueconveyaboutPortiainthisscene?2.LookagainatTLLp.733,greenletterC.Visualizethesoothsayer’sdescriptionofthecrowdedstreetalongwhichCaesarwillpass.Whatkindofeventmightfurnishamodernparalleltothisscene?3.Withwhomdoyousideatthispoint,Caesarortheconspirators?Why?4.WhatdoesBrutusdecideintheorchard?5.WhatdoesBrutuspromisePortia?

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6.WhatomensdoesCalpurniamentiontoCaesarinanefforttowarnhim?7.ThinkaboutBrutus’reasoning,setforthinAct2,Scene1,aboutwhyCaesarmustdie.Doyoufindhisargumentconvincing?Explainyouropinion.8.DothedetailsinAct2causeyoutochangeyouropinionofCaesar?Whyorwhynot?Thinkabout:hisactionsandappearance;hisremarksabouthimselfandothers;andothercharacters’remarksabouthim.9.WhodoyouthinkwouldmakeabetterreplacementforCaesarasleaderofRome,BrutusorCassius?Supportyouropinion.10.ContrasttherelationshipbetweenCaesarandCalpurniawiththerelationshipbetweenBrutusandPortia.Whatdothedifferencessuggestaboutthecharacterofthetwomen?11.HowwouldyoudescribePortia’semotionalstateinAct2,Scene4?Whateffectmightitbeintendedtohaveontheaudience?12.RevisityourchartinyourReader’sNotebook.Whatchangesoradditionsdidyoumake–orwouldyounowmake–basedonyourreadingofAct2?

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act3,Scene1

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act2,Scenes3­4(TLLpp.731­733)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act3,Scene1ImaginethatyouareajournalistfromthelocalRomannewspaperandyou’vebeencoveringCaesar’sreturntothecityafterhisdefeatofPompey.YoualsowillhavewitnessedtheeventsleadinguptotheattackofCaesarontheidesofMarch.Onaseparatesheetofpaper,neatlywriteanewspaperreportoftheassassination,providingbriefbackgroundinformationaboutthedaysbeforetheconspirators’strikeandanaccountoftheactivitybefore,during,andafterthemurder.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act3,Scene3

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act5,Scene3(TLLpp.757­758)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatisyourimpressionofAntony?2.WhereisCaesarassassinated?3.Asheiskilled,whatdoesCaesarsayaboutBrutus?4.WhateffectdoBrutus’andMarkAntony’sspeecheshaveonthecrowd?5.WhatdotheconspiratorsbelievetheyhaveaccomplishedbykillingCaesar?Doyouagree?Explainyouranswer.6.ForabetterunderstandingofBrutus’andMarkAntony’sfamousfuneralspeeches,rereadAct3,Scene2,lines13‐63and75‐255.Untangleanyunusualwordorderandusedthesidenotestodecipherthemeaningofunfamiliarterms.Thencontrastthetwospeeches.WhyisAntony’sspeechmoreeffectiveatmanipulatingthecrowdthanBrutus’speech?

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7.WhatmightShakespearebesuggestingthroughhisportrayalofthecrowdofRomancitizensinAct3?8.Whatisyourresponsetothestatement,“Brutusisanhonorableman”?Thinkabout:Caesar’sfinalwordstoBrutus,andAntony’sdescriptionofBrutus’actas“themostunkindestcutofall”;Brutus’treatmentofAntonyaftertheassassination;Brutus’explanationofwhyhekilledCaesar;andotheractionsthatmightaffectyourviewofBrutus.9.WhatmighthavehappenedifBrutushadlistenedtoCassiusandkilledAntony?Supportyouranswer.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act4,Scene3

Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act4,Scene3(TLLpp.765­776)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act5,Scene1

Act5oftheplaycontainstheresolutionandtellshowthestrugglesend;ittiesupthelooseendsoftheplotelements.Howdoyouthinktheplaywillendbasedoneverythingyounowknowaboutthepreviousfouractsandthecharactersinvolved?Remember,atragedyisaworkinwhichaseriesofactionsleadstothedownfallofthemaincharacter.Whodoyouthinkthemaincharacteris?TracetheactionsthathaveledthatcharactertothesituationatthebeginningofAct5.AsyoureadAct5,tracethecontinuingactionsthatleadtothatcharacter’sdownfall.Read“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”Act5,Scene1(TLLpp.778­783)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.689)andbluequestionsinthemarginsasyouread.Note:TLLp.778,blue#1:Here’saparaphrasetomakeiteasierforyou.“Appearingagainstusbeforewehaveforcedthemtofight.”Line8:Whereforemeans“why”Line10:fearfulbraverymeans“falsecourage”Line10:facemeans“appearance”Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhydoesOctaviusrespondthewayhedoestoBrutusandCassius(TLLp.780‐781,greenletterA)?Whatmighthisresponserevealabouthischaracter?

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2.RereadCassius’speech(TLLp.782,greenletterC).Rememberthatforeshadowingisahintorclueaboutwhatistohappenlater.WhatmighttheomensCassiusmentionsforeshadow?3.Whatdoyouthinkmighthappeninthebattle?Supportyouranswer.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”–Act5

Answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhathappenedtoCassius?2.Whowinsthewar?3.WhathappenstoBrutus?4.Whatisyourreactiontotheplay’sending?5.WhatsupernaturaleventmakesBrutussocertainthatitistimeforhimtodie?6.WhodoesAntonycall“thenoblestRomanofthemall”?7.WhatdoyoumakeofAntony’sfinalremarksaboutBrutus?8.Whatwouldyousayisthemainreasontheconspiratorsaredefeated?Thinkabout:theroleoffateorchanceindeterminingevents;themoralrightnessoftheconspirators’causeormethods;charactertraitsofBrutusandCassius;andcharactertraitsofAntonyandOctavius.

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9.Inyourestimation,aretheleadersofthetwoarmiesconcernedmoreforRome’sfreedomorfortheirownpower?Explain.10.Inyouropinion,whohasdonethemostharmtothestateofRome:Brutus,Cassius,Caesar,orAntony?Supportyourviewwithevidencefromtheplay.11.Reviewthequalitiesofatragichero(TLLp.686).DoyouthinkBrutusqualifiesasatragichero?Supportyouranswer.

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“TheTragedyofJuliusCaesar”

ChooseamajorcharacterinJuliusCaesarandinthechartbelow,listthecharacterspositiveandnegativequalities.Youwillneedthisinclasstomorrow.Character: PositiveQualities NegativeQualities

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“SweetPotatoPie”ShortStorybyEugeniaCollier

“WheneverIcometoHarlemIfeelsomehowasifIwerecominghome­“

ConnecttoYourLife:Thinkabouttherelationshipbetweentheoldestandyoungestsiblingsinafamily.Whatqualitiesaretypicalofthatrelationship?Inyouropinion,whohasiteasier,theoldestortheyoungest?Why?Writeyouransweronaseparatesheetofpaper.Thiswillbeoneofyourworksamplesforthislearningperiod.DefinethefollowingwordsinyourLiteratureDictionary:1.boisterous2.edifice3.entity4.gaunt5.impersonal6.nuance7.panorama8.reminiscence9.reverently10.sultryRead“SweetPotatoPie”(TLLpp.239­249)andcompleteReader’sNotebookassignment(TLLp.239)asyouread.

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WritingWorkshopProblem­SolutionEssay

Inaproblem‐solutionessay,thewriterpresentsadetailedsolutiontoanexistingproblem.Identifyingandsolvingproblemsarepracticalskillswithmanyapplicationsinbusiness,school,andthecommunity.Listsomeinstanceswhenyou’veencounteredaproblemandproposedasolution.Howsuccessfulwereyouinconvincingotherstosupportthechangesyouproposed?

Read“WritingWorkshop”(TLLpp.364­368)Do“Prewriting”(TLLp.367)onaseparatesheetofpaper.Ifyou’rehavingtroublecomingupwithatopic...herearesomethingstothinkabout:

• Thinkaboutsocialproblemsinyourcommunity(unemployment,latchkeykids,after‐schoolprograms,deterioratingschoolsandparks,ethnicconflicts)

• Thinkaboutproblemsconfrontedbyteenagers,orthinkofproblemsforwhichteenagerscouldbepartofasolution(helpingyoungerchildrenlearnhowtoreadorworkingwithelderlyshut‐ins)

Don’tworry,becauseasyoubegintojotdownthecausesofaproblemanditseffects,youwillinadvertentlyrunintopotentialsolutions.Beginroughdraft(TLLp.367).Lookattheheadingsunder“Drafting”(TLLp.367).Thatisagreatwaytoorganizeyourpaper–butnottheonlyway.Becreative.Dowhatworksforyou.BringyourroughdrafttoclassonTuesday.You’llhavetimeinclasstoworkonyourroughdraft.

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GrammarPracticeTheStructureofSentences&WritingCompleteSentences

Read“TheStructureofSentences”(TLLpp.1198‐1199)anddoGrammarPractice(TLLp.1199)onaseparatesheetofpaper.Read“WritingCompleteSentences”(TLLpp.1199‐1200)anddoGrammarPractice(TLLp.1200)onaseparatesheetofpaper.

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WritingWorkshopProblem­SolutionEssay

Nowit’stimetoeditandproofreadyourrevisedroughdraft.Lookforrun‐onsentencesandsentencefragments.Arun‐onsentenceoccurswhentwoindependentclauses–groupsofwordsthatcanstandalonebecausetheyhaveasubjectandaverb–arejoinedwithouttheproperpunctuationmarksorconjunctions.LookatthesampleparagraphonTLLp.368.Therearethreewaysarun‐onsentencecanbecorrected:byaddingaperiodafterthefirstsentence;byaddingacommaandacoordinatingconjunctionbetweenthetwoclauses;byaddingasemicolonbetweentheindependentclauses.Takethenexttwodaystoedit,proofread,andwriteneatlyortypethefinalcopyofyouressay.Bringyourcompletedessay,yourroughdraft(andanyrevisions)toclasswithyouonTuesday.You’llbesharingyourpaperinasmallgroup.

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